Passenger Fined After Disruptive Flight Incident

Zachary Greear, a 34-year-old American climate analyst, was fined $10,000 for disruptive behavior on a United Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Newark, which necessitated a diversion to Dublin after he urinated on his seat and in the aisle. Greear mixed Xanax with alcohol before the flight, resulting in severe intoxication and unruly conduct that alarmed passengers and crew, forcing the pilot to dump over $30,000 worth of fuel. Upon landing, he was arrested and described as so inebriated that he could not comprehend his surroundings. In court, Judge Michéle Finan condemned his actions as